Fairness for Farm Workers Act

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Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519-4520)

Farm workers would gain overtime pay and stronger labor protections.

This bill would give most agricultural workers the right to overtime pay, which they currently don't have. It would gradually require employers to pay time-and-a-half for hours worked over a certain limit, starting in 2027 for larger farms and 2030 for smaller ones. It also removes several other exemptions that currently keep farm workers from minimum wage and overtime rules.

What Would Change

Currently, many agricultural workers do not receive overtime pay, and certain farm jobs are exempt from minimum wage and overtime rules. If this bill becomes law, most agricultural workers would gradually become eligible for overtime pay for hours worked over 40-55 hours per week. Many existing exemptions for agricultural employers would also be removed, with different effective dates based on employer size.

Key Provisions

Requires employers to pay agricultural workers overtime for hours worked over a set limit. This limit starts at 55 hours per week and gradually drops to 40 hours by 2030 for larger employers and 2033 for smaller ones.
Ends the overtime exemption for employees who gin cotton or process sugar beets and sugar cane.
Narrows the exemption from minimum wage and overtime for agricultural employees to only apply if the employee is an immediate family member of the employer.
Removes several minimum wage and overtime exemptions for various agricultural processing, transportation, and water supply operations.

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Fairness for Farm Workers Act

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